A jury already decided what happened to Eric Richins. But at sentencing, his wife’s defense team made clear they weren’t done fighting — and they weren’t going quietly. At Kouri Richins’ sentencing hearing, attorneys Wendy Lewis and Kathy Nester came Read more…
If three judges at the Indiana Court of Appeals rule the search of Richard Allen’s home was unconstitutional, Indiana cannot use the .40-caliber pistol again. Not in this case. Not in a retrial. Not ever. That is the consequence sitting Read more…
Verdicts get the headlines. Victim impact statements get the truth. Kouri Richins has been sentenced to [INSERT SENTENCE] for the murder of her husband, Eric Richins — poisoned with a lethal dose of fentanyl in March 2022 while his children Read more…
No DNA. No fingerprints. No forensic link. No witnesses. The only evidence against Robert Springsteen and Michael Scott in the yogurt shop murders was their own coerced words — confessions extracted after days of interrogation by detectives who blocked the Read more…
Before Alex Murdaugh ever opened his mouth to testify, the Colleton County Clerk of Court had already told the jury what to think. Don’t be fooled. Watch his movements. Don’t let the defense confuse you. The South Carolina Supreme Court Read more…
Inside the Twelve Tribes, adultery was reportedly the worst sin a member could commit. Punishable by banishment. No exceptions. Except one. When founder Gene Spriggs allegedly discovered his wife Marsha had affairs with young male disciples, he did not apply Read more…
Richard Allen walked into Westville Correctional Facility weighing 180 pounds. By April 2023, he weighed 135 pounds. He had been in solitary confinement the entire time. He was not under sentence. He had not yet been to trial. He was Read more…
Indiana’s response brief in the Richard Allen appeal does not read like the work of a State that’s confident in its conviction. It reads like the work of a State that’s worried about its record. The defense brought specifics. A Read more…
Part 2 of our interview with James Lasdun, author of The Family Man, digs into the night of the murders — and what the jury at Alex Murdaugh’s trial was never shown. The full SLED timeline from June 7th included Read more…
The evidence across the D4VD case, Nancy Guthrie’s alleged abduction, and the Duggar family allegations shares something uncomfortable in common — each allegedly involves a system designed to protect people that reportedly failed the people who needed it most. Tony Read more…
